Reduction of the Swedish nobility

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Reduktionen
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:effect confiscation of noble estates
restoration of crown finances
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reduction of the Swedish nobility
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Charles_XI_of_Sweden
gptkbp:mainPeriod gptkb:Great_Reduction_(1680–1682)
gptkbp:purpose to reclaim crown lands from the nobility
gptkbp:relatedEvent Reductions of 1630s and 1655
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Riksdag_of_the_Estates
gptkb:Swedish_Empire
gptkbp:resultedIn decreased power of the nobility
increased royal power
gptkbp:tookPlaceIn 17th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Charles_XI_of_Sweden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6